You Be the Coder: Diabetes Patient, Post-Amputation

Question: A patient visited our clinic for a checkup for some ulcers on her right ankle. She had the toes on her right foot amputated six months ago due to gangrene. She has type II diabetes, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and malignant hypertension. How should I code her condition?

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Answer:  For your patient, code:

• 443.81 (Peripheral angiopathy in diseases classified elsewhere)
• 250.70 [...]
  
  - Published on 2011-11-11